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Rec Cen Pool To Shut Down Next School Year for Repairs

May 1, 2008 by

Next Fall and Winter Quarters, the Recreation Center pool will close for major repairs, leaving only Campus Pool to serve students and the UCSB swim and water polo teams.
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MTD, Children’s Center Fees Pass in Elections

May 1, 2008 by

All four of the campuswide and Associated Students reaffirmations passed, following the announcement of the results for the UCSB/MTD Superticket Bus Program and the University Children's Center studen...
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Fraternities To Battle in the Ring at Fight Night

May 1, 2008 by

Pi Kappa Alpha's Fight Night is tomorrow - and this year the ring girls are back.
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Rope Me In

May 1, 2008 by


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Future President of UC Discusses Costs, Diversity

April 30, 2008 by

With just over a month left until he assumes the position of President of the University of California system, Mark G. Yudof will take the helm during a state budget deficit of $14.5 billion and a loo...
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Rising Gas Prices Fuel Frustration for Students, Businesses

April 30, 2008 by

As local gas prices continue to exceed the historically high national average of $3.50 per gallon, Santa Barbara residents and businesses alike are increasingly feeling pinched at the pump.
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Judicial Council Deliberates Over Fairness Issues

April 30, 2008 by

Following allegations of unfair campaign tactics during last week's Associated Students election, three cases were presented to A.S. Judicial Council in the hopes of securing a hearing.
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SB Readies for Looming Fire Season

April 30, 2008 by

On the Fourth of July last year, the second largest inferno in California history ignited 35 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. Over the course of the following 117 days, the Zaca Fire consumed 240,207...
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Science Professors Receive National Recognition

April 30, 2008 by

UC Santa Barbara's budding reputation as a powerhouse research university got another boost yesterday, as two professors were elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
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Former Nexus Artist Captures Movie, Novel Deals

April 30, 2008 by

Former Gaucho Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi has turned newsroom experience into a series of successful graphic novels and a possible movie deal.
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Defending Homeless Rights

April 30, 2008 by


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Cancer Takes Life of Honored UCSB Professor

April 29, 2008 by

UCSB English professor Richard Helgerson passed away this weekend at the age of 67 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Friends Defend Arrestee’s Character

April 29, 2008 by

James Fovell, the UCSB student arrested a little over a week ago for carrying knives and an expandable baton in a campus dorm, is currently out on bail and awaiting an arraignment scheduled for next w...
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Green Nonprofit To Restore, Refit Historic Building

April 29, 2008 by

In an effort to paint the town "green," local contractors will begin retrofitting a historical Santa Barbara School of Arts building tomorrow with the hope of creating a more energy-efficient edifice.
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Stories From the Files of the I.V. Foot Patrol

April 29, 2008 by

Informed by numerous people of a man lying in the grass at Sea Outlook Park, located on the 6800 block of Del Playa Drive, a bicycle patrol officer made his way to the area.
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